JP2800607B2 - Course Determination Method for Electronic Play Equipment with Communication Function - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a communication function capable of transmitting information between electronic game machines, and allows a plurality of players to operate each player character on a set course to compete. The present invention relates to a method for determining a course in an electronic amusement device with a communication function capable of performing the following.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In addition to playing a game alone against a machine, electronic playing devices installed in amusement centers and the like include electronic playing devices so that they can compete with other players for games. By providing a communication function and transmitting information between electronic game machines, an electronic game machine with a communication function that allows a plurality of players to compete in a game has been realized. For example, in the case of a driving game, by connecting a plurality of electronic amusement devices with a communication function, each player operates his own car and competes with a car operated by another player on a set course. A plurality of players can compete at the same time.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of such an electronic game machine. FIG. 5A shows a game that can be played by two players, and FIG. In addition, eight players can simultaneously compete using the communication function, and even unknown persons can easily participate in the same competition. By operating the input device 100 (the steering wheel, the accelerator pedal, the brake pedal, the lever, etc.), the competitor can operate the player character (car, etc.) displayed on the video display device 200 (CRT, etc.). The image displayed on the image display device 200 changes according to the driving of the competitor. In a driving game, for example, the running status of the player character is displayed as shown in FIG. 6, and the entire course is displayed on a part of the display screen. You can see the situation.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional electronic game machine with a communication function, for example, in a driving game, a desired course can be selected from a plurality of courses to compete. The running course of the car was set in advance in the selected course, there was no branch course, and the competitor was able to compete with other competitors only within the fixed single course.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic game machine with a communication function in which a plurality of players can compete in a game by providing a branch course in a course in which the game is played. It is another object of the present invention to provide a course determining method in an electronic game device with a communication function that allows a player to decide a course during a game according to an operation of a player character of a player and enjoy the game.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has a communication function capable of transmitting information between electronic game machines, and a plurality of players operate each player character on a set course to compete. The present invention relates to a method for determining a course in an electronic game device with a communication function that can perform a branch course in the course, and a course that proceeds in the branch course according to the operation of a player character of a player. Is determined during the competition.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the course is provided with a branch course, and the course to proceed in the branch course is determined during the competition in accordance with the operation of the player character of the competitor. Thus, the player can select a desired course during the competition. Also, by giving the athlete who has passed the branch point first place the right to determine the course of the branch course, motivation for competition is increased, and it is possible to further enjoy the competition.

[0008]

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an electronic game device with a communication function for realizing a course determining method in the electronic game device with a communication function according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5 (B). When four electronic game machines with a communication function are connected, the configuration shown in FIG. 4 is obtained, and the control circuit 300 shown in FIG.
Of the other control circuits 300 can exchange information with the CPU 301 of the other control circuit 300 via the communication interface 304.

In the configuration example shown in FIG.
b to pass the information IB to the other control circuits 300a, 300c, 300d;
When each of the information IA, IC, and ID is received from 300d, the data flows as shown in the figure, and each control circuit 300 receives information from another control circuit 300 and two input devices 100 connected thereto. , The operation state of the player characters of all the players can be understood. Then, the image display device 20
0 corresponding display (CRT201 to CRT208)
A video of the situation of another player is displayed together with the player character of the player.

Hereinafter, an outline of the operation of the device will be described with reference to FIG. Where RAM
303 stores detailed settings of the program and other control information, and a CPU (microprocessor, microcomputer, etc.) 301 executes the game program stored in the ROM 302 while referring to the contents thereof. At that time, communication data with the other control circuit 300 is transmitted and received via the communication interface 304. Driving operation information from the input device 100 including a steering wheel, an accelerator pedal and the like is input to the CPU 301 via the input interface 305. The CPU 301 creates image data based on the driving operation information and running state data (such as position data of a player character) from another electronic game machine input via the communication interface 304, and generates a video interface. The video is output to the video display device 200 together with the sound effect via the 306.

According to the present invention, a branch course is provided in a course, and a new process is provided for enabling a player to determine the course of the course during a game. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a course route, where P1 to P58 indicate branch points, and the course that the player character advances during the game is split into two or more branches at a middle branch point. For example, branch point P1 →
The course to be run according to the driving of the competitor is determined, such as reaching the R7 point via P22 → P33 → P45 → P56. Note that, for convenience, the branch destination point is illustrated as a different point in the figure, but the processing described below is the same even when setting a course to reach the same point.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an example of a course determination method in an electronic game machine with a communication function according to the present invention, which will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. When a player selects a course to play from among a plurality of courses and starts a competition (step S1), first, branch point data indicating a branch point of each branch course in the selected course is read from the RAM 303. It is determined whether or not the player character operated by the input device 101 or 102 has passed the branch point indicated by the branch point data (step S2). If the player character has not passed the branch point, the game proceeds as before. Let it.

In step S2, if the vehicle has passed the branch point, the driving operation information from the input devices 101 and 102 and the traveling state data from another electronic game device input via the communication interface 304 are converted. And determine the ranking at the time of arrival at the branch point,
It is determined whether or not the athlete operating the player character that has arrived / elapsed the branch point is ranked first among all the athletes (step S3). If it is the first place, the first place competitor is given "course determination right" at the branch point. That is, the course in which the player of the first place operates the input device 101 (or the input device 102) to run the player character is determined as the determined course in the branch course (step S4). When the following player character reaches the branch point, the scene is switched to the scene where the course is determined and displayed on the video display device 200.

[0014] Here, a player character who tries to run on a branch course different from the course determined as the first place competitor when passing the branch point and is second or lower, performs the course-out process in the same manner as in the past. Alternatively, a penalty (such as adding a predetermined time) may be given so that the vehicle can travel on a different branch course. After the branch course is determined in step S4, the process returns to step S2, determines whether or not the vehicle has passed the next branch point, and repeats the process of determining the branch course in the same manner. The process ends.

In the above-described embodiment, a driving game has been described as an example of an electronic game machine with a communication function. However, if a plurality of athletes play a game and decide on a course during the game, this will be used. There is no limit.

[0016]

As described above, according to the method of determining a course in an electronic game machine with a communication function according to the present invention, a branch course divided into two or more branches is provided, and when a plurality of players operate each player character to compete. Furthermore, by enabling the course to be determined during the competition according to the operation of the player character of the competitor, the competitor can enjoy the competition more. In addition, each competitor who has passed the branch point of the course in the first place has the authority to decide the course in the branch course, and the competitor in the second place and below must follow the decided course, Players will be more willing to compete and will be able to enjoy more exciting game development.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a course determination method in an electronic game device with a communication function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a course route for explaining the method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic game device with a communication function for realizing the method of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example when four electronic amusement devices with a communication function in FIG. 3 are connected.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a general electronic game machine with a communication function (driving game).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of a general driving game.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 input device 200 video display device 300 control circuit 301 CPU 302 ROM 303 RAM 304 communication interface 305 input interface 306 video interface

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] An electronic device with a communication function having a communication function capable of transmitting information between electronic game machines and allowing a plurality of players to operate each player character on a set course to compete. An electronic game machine with a communication function, characterized in that a branch course is provided in the course, and a course to proceed in the branch course is determined during a game in accordance with a player's operation of the player character. How to decide the course. 2. A branch point data indicating a branch point of each branch course in the course is stored, and whether or not the player character has arrived / passed at the branch point indicated by the branch point data at number 1 is determined. 2. The first player is given a right to determine a course in the branch course corresponding to the branch point.
Course determination method in the electronic play equipment with communication function according to [1].